If you’ve watched Dissent Into Madness then you’ll not only know about the ways that psychological insights are being weaponized against us but, more importantly, you’ll have an idea about what we can do about it. Today on #SolutionsWatch, James considers more ideas for escaping from this societal madhouse garnered from the new Psychology course at OpenSourceEducation.online.
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Hallo Friends, I recently read the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. I know it’s by the founder of Scientology, but still, I found it to be a great book about how the mind works and how one can free oneself from manipulation by understanding how things like hypnosis, etc., work. A really excellent foundational book. best Marco
Keep in mind that L. Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer and a grifter.
There may be some value in reading Dianetics, because there’s wisdom to be found in most religions.
Scientology is a cult.
They use Dianetics to lure people in.
They’re dangerous people who want to fleece you of all your resources and use you for free labor, and brainwash you into converting your friends and family, so they can also be fleeced and used for free labor.
There are people actively trying to escape Scientology, and Scientologists are actively trying to ruin their lives.
L. Ron isn’t the answer.
i think it’s a good idea to read all the books looking for patterns but not necessarily answers.
we need to find our own answers and test them in our own context, then reflect to find wisdom.
Dianetics is bait, though. (It’s also terribly written, using obscure words that most people have to look up, and he does that on purpose, to humble the reader, to embarrass them, to make them feel inadequate and the need to pay Scientology to improve)
It’s bait, that sucks people into the Scientology Center.
Once you’re in the Scientology Center, they’re going to test you, and tell you that you need their really expensive programs and books to improve. To become “clear.”
You can read Dianetics, but read it with the knowledge that it’s written to market Scientology.
Scientology doesn’t exist to help people.
It is a grift. It exists to dupe sincere seekers, trap them, and squeeze them of all their time and resources, to benefit the top 1% of the organization.
randomwords,
I agree.
Reading and gaining information is always the way forward.
Each individual has to evaluate for themselves how to use, or not use, the information.
It’s about the message, not the messenger.
@ HomeRemedySupply
…I guess if you’re starving, cockroaches are full of protein.
But wouldn’t you rather just eat an egg?
I’ve read some of the books by Hubbard.
(…and it is questionable that some of the ideas were even Hubbard’s and/or that he actually wrote some of the stuff, but that others had written it.)
There are some tidbits of value in some of those books.
I think that some concepts could have been better expressed.
In D-MSofMH, you are right about the scattered topic nature of the book and ‘elite’ word usage which could wear out a dictionary.
Regardless, most people would agree that past incidents in one’s life may affect a person’s behavior (whether the person is aware of it or not.) The book talks about directing a person’s attention to past areas of one’s life.
Hubbard and many other authors discuss “directing attention”.
I think that insights about the topic of “attention” can be gained by looking at the perspectives.
“Attention”
As a past marketing man with my businesses and with activist dissemination, “attracting and directing attention” is fundamental marketing.
I contend that every individual has a tough time “directing his own attention”. In short, the mind often wanders.
Have you ever been driving down the road lost in thought?
Have you ever walked into a room to get something, but forgot what it was you were going to get?
Have you ever been reading down the page of a book and found yourself not having been aware of what you just read?
Many times we are not mentally doing what we are doing while we are doing it.
Sometimes staying focused is a tough go. One has a tough time guiding or directing his own attention.
So, I contend that a person’s ability to volitionally control his own attention is somewhat lacking.
It is an odd human trait.
Sure. This ability to “direct one’s own attention” can be improved, but it is a human characteristic worth noting.
This, I agree with.
We are shaped by our past experiences and trauma.
Our ability to resist knee-jerk reactions to things that evoke memories that might influence our actions is crucial to moving forward and accomplishing goals.
However, when a group like Scientology seeks to exploit the people that have come to them for help, it’s not good.
This whole thing about “it’s the message, not the messenger,” is too simplistic.
Scientology may have sound fundamental principles.
Their organizational structure exploits its participants.
A person might get a lot of what they were seeking, and yet, find themselves trapped in a situation from which they cannot choose to escape.
If they do manage to escape, they will lose relationships with family members who are still tied to the organization. They will struggle, alone, to survive.
I’m saying that the messanger, kind of does matter, if there’s a risk of being absorbed and disappeared into a system that sees you as an asset to profit from.
If you’re only as free as they allow you to be, it’s not freedom at all.
It’s better to read L. Ron’s source material, rather than buy into Scientology’s really expensive program that comes with promises that they’re going to fix you.
Like all your life experiences have made you defective.
(Life experience, if you survive it, can make you wise.)
Iamfreeiamme,
I agree.
The ORGANIZATION called Scientology is run by a psychopath and has a sociopathic culture.
That topic syncs well with…
James Corbett’s Dissent Into Madness – Psychopaths and Sociopaths
I briefly mention a tidbit of the sociopathic culture here…
https://corbettreport.com/escaping-the-madhouse-solutionswatch/#comment-182260
But I could give countless anecdotes of the sociopathic culture of Scientology, the organization. It is beyond insane.
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
6 minutes – then take out a chair – repeat the music musical chairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ&list=RDfJ9rUzIMcZQ&start_radio=1
James Corbett’s Dissent Into Madness – Psychopaths and Sociopaths
Scientology – David Miscavige, a psychopath who created a sociopathic culture.
Years ago I did a deep dive into Scientology. Many people were blowing the whistle.
‘The Hole’, “Bohemian Rhapsody” musical chairs and the stories told by Marty Rathbun and others were very interesting.
It highlights how elements of a culture can be contagious.
“The Hole” (Scientology) – wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hole_(Scientology)
My mother and father met in Dianetics, were married in July 1951 in Wichita Kansas, Dianetics home base at the time. My mother was Ron’s personal assistant. In a photo of their small wedding party were Ron Hubbard, Jonathan and Anne Koontz and my parents. My father told me that Anne Koontz, was Ron’s auditor, which if you know anything about Scientology put her as a very unusual woman.
Growing up in South Florida our family lived near the Koontz’s and we often went to their house and played with their children. They were into Subud at the time and went for latihan’s. When I was a teen, Anne and her daughters all changed their names, which I thought was weird. Anne became Henrietta, Kim became Erika and I forget what Catherine changed her name to. I digress. Anyway, my parents got out of Scientology. My father told me Ron became a paranoid schizophrenic. Scientology has a strong appeal to very intelligent people. The snare is pride. You will have arcane knowledge that only a select group can comprehend. It is an effective and well worn lie.
As an adult I once heard a humble country preacher speaking at a small church. He was warning about false teachers. He said “ 98% of rat poison will make a rat fat! But it is the 2% poison it is laced with that will kill it.”
There is absolute truth out there but it is not to be found in Scientology. It is found in the antithesis of pride. It is found at the foot of a cross. It is found in the man who said, “I am meek and lowly, learn of me.” It is found in Jesus Christ alone. Soli Deo Gloria.
Thanks for that historical, personal anecdote of Wichita in the early days! Fascinating.
Adding to the context…
Smythe511 says:
Any thoughts on how Ancestry.com comes up with stuff? My daughter recently joined Ancestry.com and it had her maternal grandfather as either my father, or L. Ron Hubbard.That was a surprise. I do remember my mother showing me a black an d white 8X10 glossy picture of her wedding in Wichita Kansas in 1951. My mother and father, Anne and Jonathan Koontz and Ron.were in the picture.
https://corbettreport.com/september-open-thread-2025/#comment-182022
Ha, yes, there is the possibility that ol’ Elron could be my father.
My mother was an attractive, educated Bostonian. She was his personal assistant. She looked like Vivien Leigh. To me she was the epitome of propriety, but incongruously, she also was a divorcee in 1949. Scandalous for a woman at that time.
Both of my parents left Scientology and advised me to not consider it as a spiritual path forward.
I am a brand plucked from the burning by the Five Solas.
https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/what-are-the-five-solas
Smythe
Thank you for that.
As always, anything coming from J. Corbett is of excellent quality. Thus, anyone who wants to LEGITIMATE knowledge will be truly pleased with Open Source Education courses.🤗
Ok Duck
What an illuminating observation of the comment section.
GBW
Stop gaslooghtin’ meheh! What, are ye a psysschoopathhhh?
(As Best as I can type a paddy accent)
I just had to check, and I didn’t say anything on this thread yet because I’ve been reading today and just came ti the internet so that I might check a fact.
I may have main character syndrome but I have not yet ascended to sending out comments ti peoples minds via occult powers 😉
Anyways, later.
44-D ; Bingo !
For the adult audience.
Why main character syndrome is philosophically dangerous | Aeon Essays
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Fascinating Duck ! The descending occult , not a vending ascending to sending Turkey ” Afendi Ördek.”
All people NEED to believe in their rights and their ability to live freely or they will self destruct.
Worldwide, most choose self-enslavement; most believe in authoritarianism/collectivism, e.g., being sacrificed “for the common good”. Individual lives are NOT valued, even by individuals. They are dying from their lack of self respect.
They need to read: “The Virtue of Selfishness” (Ayn Rand). Save yourself – or be sacrificed – you get to decide.
Ayn Rand was a Jew, who took welfare money and cheated on her spouse….she was kinda disgusting TBH.
I get that not everyone with insight is a good person but generally I have found listening to Jews ideas is not a good plan
How are you doing with your “argument ad hominem”? Has that been your “plan”?
Voluntaryist
Do you take health advice from a fat doctor with heart disease and alcoholism?
The ideas a man (or woman in this case) holds is generally a reflection of themselves…..contra wise the life a person lives is a reflection of the ideas they actually value.
So, let’s look at Rand who lived a parasitic life and harmed others via focus upon her own personal desires….do you think such a person will come up with a plan that will lead to happiness (social OR even personal??)
Admittedly no one is perfect, but then no man made idea is perfect either.
As to ideas…..do you see any real world fruit from her ideas?
A community of Objectivists is an oxymoron and unless their Elon Musk trained Transhumans auch people are basically helpless against the will of the Organized group. It’s nothing but the sci fi fantasy ramble of a nasty old woman….a recipe for acting like a psychopath is silly because psychopaths don’t often have good life outcomes anyway
This episode really hit the spot. I did not realize that James has put out so much material on Psychology. After reading Michael Nehls book “THE INDOCTRINATED BRAIN (How to Successfully Fend Off the Global Attack on Your Mental Freedom)”, I have become aware of people being manipulated by these devises which they have with them at all times. Most of the people I run across think that they have to type a new address into their Smart Phone or they will get lost. I “think” that they are already lost, but I tend to keep my thoughts to myself. I often get accuse of sounding condescending, but the cold hard truth is not often taken well unless it is specifically asked for.
I have not yet seen “Descent into Madness”, however that is my next task. I will likely use the Newworldnextweek link in the show notes above to purchase the down load after that.
If we can educate 3% of the masses on how to break the mold of being used as manipulated morons for the Oligarchs we may have acquired what we need to bring down the house of delusions.
John Adams has been quoted as saying that it did not require a majority to bring down British rule, but only a small minority of about 3% of dedicated acting participants.
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Truth seeker
“….If we can educate 3% of the masses on how to break the mold….”
I think 3% or more of people probably already know the systems fake and broken – but that doesn’t relieve them if the fact that they get their daily bread from it.
You can’t bite the hand that feeds you unless your willing to be poor. Right now most people still think the system is better then it going away….they are wrong but not totally wrong
“….John Adams has been quoted as saying that it did not require a majority to bring down British rule, but only a small minority of about 3% of dedicated acting participants…”
Yes, but that’s the 3% who made everyone else pick sides and then tarred and feathered the Tories / future Canadians. Having 3% of the smartest most moral people means little unless you are then OK with taking command of the normies and making them do what you say….and then the circle is complete, lol
Great, looking forward to checking out these lessons. A couple of random thoughts inspired by this fine presentation to address here:
– The group dynamics centred around a pathological leadership (which doesn’t always need to be embodied by a sociopath or the likes) are also crucial to understand. What role the “enablers” play in it, how necessary it is for the leader to hand out good marks as well as bad marks, sometimes simply in passing comments, switching them around every now and then in order to keep everyone on their toes, or the need to have a fall guy close by, even within the group itself, because when the ritualistic targeting takes place, each participant has to be subconsciously glad they are perpetrator instead of victim.
– For a psychopath, a sociopath, or a malignant narcissist, to control and distort one’s perception of reality can sometimes only be motivated by the desire to play a cat-and-mouse game, as gaslighting is a great tool to measure a potential prey’s psychological boundaries and test what the latter will or will not allow to have done to them. This strategy can also progress from the psychological to the physical sphere.
– There has been an obvious intent, particularly since the 1960’s I would say, to reduce the activity of the prefrontal cortex in the masses’ ordinary life. Today we have porn, violence in fictional material, but also leaving the decision-making process to tech that all do a very good job at accelerating this scheme.
– As for technological addiction itself, one simple yet quite helpful little trick is to set a timer for, say, one or two hours, then force yourself to take a break and do something else for a short while – and now is precisely this time.
*Start by getting off of your SMART phone, get a flip phone, no “apps” etc. Yeah, argue you need it, you don’t.
*Make an effort to stay off of any SMART TV watching. “Dumb” TV’s have excellent screens and you don’t really need a 12 foot screen now do you? 🙂
*Begin a simple exercise program, too much and you will burn out, just enough and you feel great…long walks, some small weights for your arms, squat next to the kitchen sink while holding on to it, balance stuff.
*Get as much sugar and carbohydrates and junk food out of your life as you can. Make the “bad” stuff your occasional slip into darkness. You KNOW that crap is bad for you, why do you continue to eat it??
*Park far away in the parking lots so you have to walk further.
*Get a hard rubber ball and find some concrete wall to bounce it off of for improving eye/hand coordination.
*STAY OFF OF ANY SOCIAL MEDIA
I’M A FREE MAN (song)
https://old.bitchute.com/video/tNdAxAV9Ed9o/*
Ejdoyle
All VERY good advice.
I would add in to unplug wi-fi routers if you’re not using them at that moment.
BTW the song you linked is “404 page not found” when I tried it.
Thanks. That’s how I made it to 83 1/2 🙂
Doesn’t the on/off switch work enough to be safe?
Yeah, the link accidentally had an asterisk at the end.
Here’s the good one: https://old.bitchute.com/video/tNdAxAV9Ed9o/
@Duck
You have shown me respect here and I want to offer you something profound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9GNdi-PqY&pp=ygUIbWF4IGVnYW4%3D
It is Max Egan and Jeff Berwick having a conversation in Acapulco that ties into this Corbett Report in many ways. Please give it 20 mins as they discuss AI and using one’s “inner tech” to free one’s self from the metaphoric “Matrix.”
If you can’t deal with 20mins then just go to 26:25 and hear a min of AI answering a woman’s ? “Did we discover you or did you create us.”
It is one of those moment of “I can only show you the door…”
Be the spoon BAM. 🙂
Ejdoyle
I must be mellowing as i age because that was a pretty nice song. Certainly better then the last song that came over the radio. Thanks.
Thanks also for the link. I listened to a bit then scrubbed forward to the AI. I’m not meant to be online now (kinda cheating my schedule TBH, lol) but what I heard about the vax being a soul antenna and is IMO possible. I don’t hold strongly to that view, but he is right that the more times we do a wrong thing the worse we get.
Not sure about the Ogone deflection machine he mentions though. I don’t have positive views about Reich, though I did like the Kate Bush song (cloud busters? Something like that) a lot
You and I probably have kinda different views on this, but to me the whole holographic universe and a lot of what we get told about quantum physics is a repackaging of the Gnostic worldview that reality is not good. I can’t agree with that as a person who holds a Christian Worldview. I don’t even believe in Evolution anymore.
All the best anyway, hope your well enough to be totally off the O2 by now.
@Duck
>>I must be mellowing as i age because that was a pretty nice song. Certainly better then the last song that came over the radio. Thanks.>>
Back at you. Me gots lots a gud songz 🙂
>>Thanks also for the link. I listened to a bit then scrubbed forward to the AI. …but what I heard about the vax being a soul antenna and is IMO possible. I don’t hold strongly to that view, but he is right that the more times we do a wrong thing the worse we get.>>
Yeah, I don’t follow them much and have much different understandings. It just seemed far more metaphysical and spiritual then the “alt” sites and thought you might enjoy it. And mostly that woman’s vid chat with AI was pretty interesting.
In the summer of 1978 I wrote about AI
THE ROBOT REVOLUTION
https://old.bitchute.com/video/JhdUUb1xWqAW/
I don’t believe in souls or god or any of that stuff but I do know that there is “something” going on that I don’t understand regarding post death communication and I have been a life long contactee with some friendly off planet types both awake and in dream state.
I am very cautious about anyone connected to organized religion. I’ve written about it extensively in some books and papers. They hurt non-believers to strengthen their own beliefs. My main adult life world view has been I don’t care about who made me, where life comes from, or what happens after death. I’ve been a free spirit living in the moment for a very long time and I love it.
>>Not sure about the Ogone deflection machine he mentions though.>>
I don’t either. Back in 06 when I first became aware of Chemtrails I came across that copper tube thing (next to them) but never tried it.
>>You and I probably have kinda different views on this, but to me the whole holographic universe and a lot of what we get told about quantum physics is a repackaging of the Gnostic worldview that reality is not good.>>
I agree. And I don’t have ANY world view that is beyond pragmatic. Although I have used quantum physics years ago to ascertain through the use of astrological charts how to win with the old non-electric slot machines in a Tucson casino. Did pretty good until the FBI (F**king Big Indians) as they call themselves 🙂 caught me using cheat time sheets as to when to play to the min. Sometimes I would be winning on a few machines at the same time. :-O
>>All the best anyway, hope your well enough to be totally off the O2 by now.>>
Thanks, not yet. My recent CT Scan showed some scarring from a previous pneumonia in 2019 but nothing fatal. I have my first visit with a pulmonary specialist next Wed. I’m pretty optimistic as I can go 2 or 3 hours now without assisted O2 with my level in the 90’s.
The link in the text has an asterisk. Just remove it or use this:
https://old.bitchute.com/video/tNdAxAV9Ed9o/
Just wanted to mention that “Dissent into Madness” is an excellent documentary.
All Corbett’s documentaries are so well researched and crafted.
Corbett has a solid team.
They’re almost hypnotic. (That’s hyperbole)
One of my favorite things to do, at the end of the day, is to turn off the lights and put on a Corbett documentary.
Listening to Corbett’s voice calms me down. His voice is so comforting and soothing.
Dr. Rosen mentioned people have gotten used to you being Pavlov’s dog, wrt
responding to text messages/phone messages etc.
Well as I have mentioned here a few times now, I saw the writing on the wall more than 25 years ago with this.
I said I refused to buy a cell phone for many many years because I considered them to be dog leashes.
You can either be pulled by the leash or you can pull someone else with it.
Nothing has changed in this respect.
The old fashioned land line phones were bad enough in this respect.
People realized it and bought answering machines to tame their masters.
But then when cell phones came on the scene they couldn’t see the writing on the wall and got sucked right in to something much more sinister.
Mike Adams interviews Michael Yon about who really killed Charlie Kirk and how the event is being used to divide America. They also get into some stuff going on in Japan. I found this interview to be very informative. (see link below)
https://www.brighteon.com/6527f78d-7790-4158-9c91-e77d2aadabf6
I have a very good book for the dutch members about what psychopathy, how they operate, and how you can recognize it also within your relationship;
Destructieve relaties op de schop
https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/destructieve-relaties-op-de-schop/30519893/
“I can tell somebody who hasn’t been loved as a child walking down the street. They give off a certain body language.” (18mn20s)
That may or may not be true, but at least, it’s undoubtedly truly impressive. I’d be curious to know what that body language is, especially if it’s visible in a stranger’s walk. Actually, not only would I like to hear an explanation but I’d also want to see a demonstration of such ability.
My point is that a psychopath who got caught and has no choice but to eventually admit to his crimes, could also make this kind of astounding statement. They really do need to make a strong impression, no matter what. So to take with a pinch of salt whatever they say is key, always. And I can’t remember which author/ psychiatrist said: “Despite my years of experience working with psychopaths, they can still deceive me sometimes.”
Anyway, this specific strategy of preying on the vulnerable mentioned above also reminded me of a famous movie scene. Although it’s a comedy and the situation is treated as such, the ingredients are there, condensed in just two minutes. As the main character goes through a phase of selfishness and manipulating others, he decides to use some love bombing tactic on his victim that involves flattery and a false sense of connection through gas-lighting. He also induces a slight feeling of guilt in his prey and resorts to self-glorification in order to “close the deal”: https://youtu.be/gpNjbSzVoQ4
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Defining the Situation or Condition or Standard
In many ways across society and within ourselves, we see that conditions are defined for us.
EXAMPLES
It is okay to not take courageous positive action, because my peers are not taking action.
Nikes shoes are prestigious top-grade apparel made for only the cool people like me.
Buy AI stocks…they will go up forever.
Trump is a fascist.
Trump is a savior.
House prices can only go up.
I must take Tylenol, because Trump says not to. …and all my peers are opposed to anything associated with Trump.
[Tylenol anecdote – https://corbettreport.com/september-open-thread-2025/#comment-182270 ]
On Sunday August 17, 2025, James Corbett released on YouTube the Oct 20, 2021 video entitled The Bystander Effect – #SolutionsWatch [This is in the shownotes for Escaping the Madhouse – #SolutionsWatch – 9/24/2025]
In August, I watched it.
There was one phrase which aligned the many gears on my old mental transmission….
QUEUED 6:18
https://youtu.be/LR3WFruUmkU?si=WIhaVvjEn7VTvMZJ&t=378
6:42
“By and large, people surrounded by people who react as if there’s nothing wrong, don’t respond.
Everybody sees the other people not reacting, so they create a definition of the situation.” (i.e. “No emergency.”)
It is easy to be glib about “they create a definition of the situation,” but for me it has broad, far reaching implications.
A group (or sub-group, or tribe, or the individual himself) often defines the situation or condition or standard.
Different groups and sub-groups have mentally defined a situation for their group.
There are other profound nuggets in “The Bystander Effect” which explain some of the odd cultural ‘think’.
It is worth noting the percentage figures of some of the studies’ findings.
10:28
”This subject’s yielding is based on a distortion of his judgment. He genuinely believes that the group is correct.”
18:59
”We are powerful social models for other people. If you model courageous behavior, it is going to spread in a positive way.”